ANAKENA's New Album: "Carita Feliz"
04 de Julio de 2022
After
two years, six singles and a tour through Latin America and Spain, the
wait is over, and Anakena finally release their second studio album Carita Feliz, available now on all digital platforms.
Interestingly
enough, the four-members group decided to divide their newest project
into two complementary parts and differentiate them with the titles Carita Feliz (Spanish for smiley little face) and Carita Triste (Spanish for sad litte face). Even
though the full compilation is formed by 14 songs, the band chose to
separate it into two installments to clearly portray the concept that
they’ve recently been working on.
In
October 2020, with the release of the single “Carita Triste,” Anakena
began the journey of what would become their second studio project,
starring Wilson, “a fictional character that we created to facilitate the songwriting process,” Anakena’s
percussionist Carlos “Mara” González shares. Both the first and second
parts of the album tell the same story of heartbreak that Wilson
experienced, “except that in Carita Feliz we have the healthy perspective of the experience and in Carita Triste the more toxic and heavy one,” state Mikel Maury, vocals, and Antonio Romero, bass. Santiago de la Fuente, guitar and vocals, added, “What we wanted to illustrate is that music can tell us similar stories in totally opposite ways.”
A few weeks ago, the group released a mini documentary on their YouTube
channel explaining the reason behind this decision and delving into the
most conceptual part of the project. In addition to including the
singles “Clara”, “No Hay Peligro”, “La Península” and “Baby Beach”, Carita Feliz
also features three new songs, among which is the album’s title track,
which comes along with a fun music video directed by Tuto Rodríguez and
filmed in Caracas at the end of April. On the other hand, the release of
Carita Triste is planned for the first week of August and will feature five original songs, thereby completing the compilation.
For these projects, the band has focused on the technological innovation in the music industry. Thanks to the support of Dolby España, Apple Music and Comeback Studios, all of the songs will be available in the immersive Dolby Atmos® audio format. With Dolby Atmos®,
listeners can hear and feel every element of a song surrounding them.
The musical experience becomes more intense and complete, and the
connection with the music and emotions is stronger than ever. Carita Feliz is available in Dolby Atmos exclusively on Apple Music. Carita Triste will follow in August
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More about Anakena
Anakena
is a Venezuelan Caribbean pop band founded at the end of 2016 and
formed by Santiago de la Fuente, Carlos “Mara” González, Mikel Maury and
Antonio Romero.
So
far, the group has released two full recordings: El Mar (EP, 2016) and
Anakena (album, 2019), both self-produced. During their four years as a
band, the Venezuelan musicians have accumulated more than 10 million
streams on digital platforms and have brought their music to more than
200 stages, 14 cities and five countries. Their song “Montaña Rusa” won
the award for Best Reggae Song at the eighth edition of Premios Pepsi Music and “Sanguchito” took the number 1 spot on the Venezuelan radio chart in 2020.
Anakena’s new recording era began in October 2020 with the release of their successful single “Carita Triste,” produced by the duo SanLuis
and whose innovative blend between bachata and trap has brought the
band to the most important national radio stations and to HTV Latino’s
Hot Ranking. Since then, the band has released six singles from the
album, among which include “Clara” with the renowned Colombian group Alkilados, and “Baby Beach” with the Málaga-born brothers Javypablo.